Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived here on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?

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Currently reading: I wasn’t able to make much progress with World Without End by Ken Follett during the holiday break. I didn’t drive anywhere alone and didn’t feel like forcing my husband to listen in so I didn’t make much progress. I’ll press on, though! It’s still really enjoyable.
Also not much with The Birthday Boys by Beryl Bainbridge. It’s still enjoyable and I’m moving through it at a moderate pace, but it will still be a while.
I had a cold over the weekend so all of my plans of listening to South of Broad by Pat Conroy and enjoying some long runs were dashed and replaced by me cooped up in bed. Sigh.
I was able to start Misterio de la Guia de Ferrocarriles by Agatha Christie as my Spanish-language read of the year. I hope I can move through this one quickly but my Spanish books always take longer because of the brain power they devour.
My husband and I started an audiobook together while we were driving to Ohio and back. We picked Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, the third and final book of the Peculiar Children trilogy. We both enjoyed the first book but were not big fans of the second. We’re a bit skeptical about this one and we keep trying to pick out if there’s a traitor. It’s fun trying to be one step ahead of everyone.

Recentlyfinished: I flew through The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston. It was a much shorter read than it at first appeared because so much of the story was told through pictures. I would compare it to a graphic novel in that respect. The story was a bit bare boned but it was really enjoyable and I would recommend it highly.
I picked up a book I didn’t intend to this week. My brother’s girlfriend got us all books for Christmas and I finished Frankie Pratt sooner than expected so I picked up my gift, Trap by Robert K. Tanenbaum. It wasn’t my usual genre but I read it quickly. I’ll say that’s partly due to interest and partly due to being sick and unable to get out of bed or off the couch much.

Reading Next: I’m still waiting for States of Confusion by Paul Jury to come in from the library. I’m not sure how long ILLs take so this might be here for a while.

Shameless Plug: If you’re still looking for reading challenges in 2017, take a look at my historical fiction reading challenge, When Are You Reading? Let me know you’re interested and I’ll add you to the participant list. I had 13 people participate last year and I’d love to have a bigger group this year!

Leave a comment with your link and a comment (if you’re so inclined). Take a look at the other participant links in the comments and look at what others are reading.

I never finished the Peculiar Children trilogy – I liked the first book but wasn’t enthusiastic enough to keep reading straight away. I do own the second and third books though so I look forward to seeing what you think of the series!
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I am interested in how you feel about Library of Souls. I have been hesitant to continue the series because of what I have heard about the second book (and, if we are being honest, a bit turned off that they changed the characters around for the movie, which I didn’t watch so I’m not sure why I care anyways). I won’t lie, the creatures in the first book gave me nightmares.. like.. months after I read it. Lol

I started feeling better late last night and much better when I woke up this morning. I have a race on Sunday so I’m glad I’m better now!
I’m so hesitant with LoS that I’m not sure I can say I’m unbiased, haha. We’ll see how it goes. Happy Wednesday!

I’m so glad to see that I’m not the only one who wasn’t overly thrilled with the second Peculiar Children book! I absolutely adore the first one and have been putting off reading the third because the second was just so “eh” for me.

Welcome to WWW! We delayed starting LoS for a long time because HC was such a disappointment after the first book was so enjoyable. So far, it’s really fun and I hope it stays this way. Happy Wednesday!

If you decide to give it a try, you’re more than welcome. I always find it pushes me to read about those earlier time periods and I always learn something about history in them. I stated feeling much better this morning, thank you. Happy Wednesday!

Happy new year, Sam! Sorry to hear you weren’t well! I also ended up with a bit of a cold over the holiday period, which was weird given we’re in the middle of summer over here! But at least it meant you were able to devour a whole book! #silverlining 🙂

Haha, I wish it was summer right now. It was about 15F when I left work today. Burr! Finishing the book was the highlight of my illness, haha. I’m feeling much better as of this morning, fortunately. Happy Wednesday!

I’m so glad you’ve joined the challenge! I’m really looking forward to the updates through the year. I enjoyed the first Peculiar book but have taken an 18 month break since then. Oh boy. Happy Wednesday!

I’m sorry you were sick! Hope you’re feeling better by now.
I’ve put off picking up Miss Peregrine’s because I’ve heard so many mixed things about the second two books in the trilogy. I’ll be interested to hear what you (and your husband) make of the final installment.
Good luck getting through all those books. Hopefully this month will see you get through at least some of them.
Here’s my WWW post: https://siderealday.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/www-wednesday-14/
Thanks for hosting and happy reading!

I’m feeling much better this morning, thanks! I need to finish at least South of Broad this month for book club meetings, haha. I’m hopeful. I think LoS might linger a while, Jay and I don’t spend much time in the car together after the holidays, haha. Happy Wednesday!

Happy New Year! I still haven’t read Library of Souls, although I read the first two books and enjoyed them. The second book maybe a bit less so, but that was only because the first one was so awesome.

I will admit HC was a bit of a disappointment when compared to the first book. Maybe that’s part of why I found it a bit of a let down? I’m hoping LoS can wrap it all up. Happy Wednesday and happy new year!

Listening to the books is so much different, I bet. We usually Google the pictures and it’s pretty obvious when we should look at the next ones, haha. I wonder if the narrator adds something for it. Happy Wednesday!

I think I completed half of my reading challenges for 2016, and haven’t put much thought into this year’s challenges. I think I’m going to do the Bloggiesta in a couple of weeks and devote that time to updating last year’s challenges and figuring out what I’m doing this year. At this time, I’ve only joined the Goodreads Challenge, and I’m just enjoying reading! Lol!

I so understand where you’re at right now. I love reading and doing challenges, but I’m not so good on updating them or ensuring I review. It’s the main reason I’ve stalled on signing up too. Good luck!

I’m feeling much better today after a good run yesterday. I swear that helps me feel better, haha. If you do find the time to join the challenge, we’d love to have you. I’m a big fan of the Goodreads challenge myself. I think this is my fourth year doing it! Happy Wednesday.

I’m sorry I couldn’t participate in the past couple of WWW Wednesdays 😦 I was completely swamped over the festive season. Looks like you’ve been reading some awesome books! I’ve been curious about the Peculiar Children trilogy. I’ll have to pick up the first book next time I go to the bookstore 🙂

I felt the same way about the Peculiar trilogy! I loved the first one, and got bored halfway through the second and just ended up quitting the series as a whole. I did love the movie, though! I’ve always thought the series should have ended after the first book, and just edited the ending!

I hope you will enjoy Library Of Souls better! I still have to read both sequels; hopefully some time soon… And I will probably sign up for this year’s When Are You Reading? challenge next week. 🙂 Happy reading! Here’s my WWW.

I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who reads with her husband! We just started listening to the 3rd book in the Dragonlance Chronicles this week. It is his favorite and he is always hounding me to read it so that was our compromise! Good luck with your reading this week.